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Hey Vegeta, how much is the Wii Jacket going to cost Nintendo? OVER $17 MILLION!
9:45 PM on 10.02.2007, Hamza CTZ Aziz 30 comments

Hey Vegeta, how much is the Wii Jacket going to cost Nintendo? OVER $17 MILLION! photo
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The horrible Nick Chester informed us yesterday that Nintendo is giving away free protection covers for Wii owners (thanks to all of the Wiitards, no doubt). Well it apparently is going to cost Nintendo over $17 million to do this. Nintendo is expecting to send out at least 20 million of the Jackets in the US, Europe and Japan. People will be able to order up to four Jackets per Wii unit as well.

Nintendo also said that this "will not have any significant effect on them financially". Considering that the Wiis are still hard to get and that they're making money off of every system they sell (unlike their rivals who lose money on each unit), seeing that they're not going to feel the pain from this is no surprise at all. Now I just have to wonder how long it will take for some jackass to complain that the Jackets aren't durable enough and Nintendo has to release their next accessory to combat Wiitards: Giant Plastic Tarp Separator For Placing Between the User and T.V (TM). Or GPTSFPBUT for short. 

[Via Game|Life -- Thanks, Justin!] 


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Necros's Avatar
Necros at 10/02/2007 21:48
Dammit Nintendo, take some of that money and throw it away translating Japan-only games like Mother 3 or Stafy. It'll be a better use than wiimote condoms.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar
Hamza CTZ Aziz at 10/02/2007 21:49
Raidensolid: It's going to come in all future Wiimotes packages (including Wii Play) and Wii systems. As well as people being able to call for them too.
flaakmonkey's Avatar
flaakmonkey at 10/02/2007 21:52
Nintendo is the only one who profits from the actual system, everyone elses system profit is more like a loss.
Raidensolid's Avatar
Raidensolid at 10/02/2007 21:52
Well then I'll be damned.


" It's OVER 9 THOUSAND!"

(since noone else said it)
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 10/02/2007 21:54
Dear God, why?
gamermasterman's Avatar
gamermasterman at 10/02/2007 22:02
@flaakmonkey
i think that microsoft has actually got it so where they break even
on the 360s. i might be wrong, but i do now that Sony is loosing
money on PS3, and microsoft used to loose money on 360s
ian_esq's Avatar
ian_esq at 10/02/2007 22:02
they just destroyed the wii silicon accessory market
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 10/02/2007 22:07
that's not a lot to nintendo.
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Gameboi at 10/02/2007 22:07
Stupid! Unless you are a small child, there is no excuse for throwing your Wiimote at the TV. Nintendo should not have to waste money on this shit.
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Deathsaw at 10/02/2007 22:08
That picture is pretty funny. Just like when they showed it on www.epilepticgaming.com in one of their well written and witty intelligent discussion about games. Go there and watch the show or view the side-splitting videos. It's all about high-quality gaming there.

Random ass promotions for deserving sites aside, Nintendo has enough money from mascots to fall back on, so I don't think they'll feel this at all. Maybe it'll stop Wiitards from breaking the HD TV's(and you play the Wii on it? HUH?)that you just had to buy. If you need me, I'll be playing my games in HD, Wiitard free.
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Im OK at 10/02/2007 22:13
Nintendo should include a giant packet of cyanide gas in every Wiimote that will rupture and instantly fill the room if the Wiimote ever comes under excessive force or breaks due to Wiitard strength.
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Iceciro at 10/02/2007 22:14
Hey deathsaw.

Turn down the fanboyism. I can feel it from here.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 10/02/2007 22:20
$17 million? That's less than what Reggie blows every two weeks on shrimp cocktails and Thai prostitutes.
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FuriousGeorge at 10/02/2007 22:34
I along with the other mouth breathers will order 4.... even though I only have ONE wii mote..... the irony....still 17 mill is much less than a lawsuit, lawyers, press and court fees
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Das Inchworm at 10/02/2007 23:59
free is free... i just ordered four
SuperDave's Avatar
SuperDave at 10/03/2007 00:06
WHAT?? 17 MILLION??

(had to be done)
UNDERSTAR's Avatar
UNDERSTAR at 10/03/2007 01:06
I will never get tired of that picture. Kudos to Nintendo!
Teta's Avatar
Teta at 10/03/2007 01:13
Nice cover for breaking the silicon market abialable for the Wii, as ian_esq said.
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SpencersGifts at 10/03/2007 02:03
What makes this even better, i just ordered 4 of them, and I only have 1 wiimote lol

Fools!
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Spectral at 10/03/2007 04:21
NINTENDO'S POWER LEVEL IS OVER NINE THOUSANDDDDDD
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bleep at 10/03/2007 04:33
Hmm so I actually already bought some other aftermarket "skins" for the remotes I have, but since MOAR FREE=GOOD I will prolly get some of the free ones as well....the race is on to find the best non-wiimote-covering use for these things since they're just giving them away!

Oh and 17 Million? yeah right... Nintendo prolly just bought one of the companies that made these things and is now regaining lost ground.


free stuff hurray!
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar
Burnt Meatloaf at 10/03/2007 05:18
Well, it's better than paying $1 billion on warranty repairs.
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iliketuna at 10/03/2007 10:02
$17 million will buy A LOT of thai prostitutes
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king3vbo at 10/03/2007 12:55
this seems like a bad buisness idea.....
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Deathsaw at 10/03/2007 14:36
My post with out fanboyism? Here it is.

It's been said before time and time again, but even though 17 million seems like a lot, Nintendo is the only company actually selling their game system right. I've seen some of the video's of people losing their tv's and it's funny but sad. All systems have the bad launch moves, but that's the worse by far. Even if you do have a system to play, you have no TV to play it on. If your 360 redlighted, it didn't brick your TV. The lack of titles wouldn't cripple the pixels on-screen.

Nintendo did power through that small hurdle and ran multiple laps in console sales, passing the Black loogie coughing PS3 and 360. The only problem I have with it is the lack of new games. I've already played with Mario 28 times already. Now all I see are more mario games with other characters in other classics franchises being released. I have no problem with people who play the Wii. I just disagree with them to the point that I don't want to associate myself with anyone who owns one. So far so good.

Also, I have random fits of fanboy sometimes. My doctor recommended diet and exercise. That's why I ignore him and play more games. That irritates it. I'll try to keep it under control using homemade electroshock(broken extension cord)to calm it down. Also, EG is not witty. It's pretty much the noob rant. If you found that amusing, go. If not, stay FAR away. I think that covers it.
Deathsaw's Avatar
Deathsaw at 10/03/2007 14:38
Oh snap. The end of the first paragraph(wall of text on top) should have PS3 somewhere in there.
Quix's Avatar
Quix at 10/04/2007 00:00
"i think that microsoft has actually got it so where they break even
on the 360s"

The billion plus bucks Microsoft is spending to repair/replace their craptastic 360s should shove profitability a little further down the road, no?

It's hard to turn a profit where every console you sell results in a need for three replacements.
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chrono404 at 10/09/2007 11:59
For all those who say "Nintendo shouldn't have to waste there money on this" or thinking its bad business. Its actually Quite Smart. Nintendo gives theses away for penny's on the dollar for what they are making and they have a big anti-lawsuit shield from whoever would sue them from there "wiimote" breaking there tv.
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